Author: Chessfun
Date: 19:33:28 04/29/02
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On April 29, 2002 at 21:25:21, Ratko V Tomic wrote: >Note that a single game result (3 possible values) >contains 1.58 bits of information. The game >Thorsten posted had 239 plies. If you take >(the commonly used estimate) an average of >35 legal moves at each ply, the 239 plies >then contain 239*log2(35)=1226 bits of >information. > >Thus, by retaining only the score, you would need to >play 773 games to accumulate as much information >as available in the full 239 ply sequence. > >Additionally, a human analysis by a knowledgable >player is not only more interesting to read than >391:382, but the conceptual building blocks of the >human analysis are seeds/patterns for creative thought, >vastly more useful for other humans, be it players >looking for strategy to use against the programs >or programmers looking for ways to improve their >programs. Indeed human analysis may be good if done by a knowledgeable person. Now lets examine Thorsten's. Header. it seems fritz7 gets out-evaluated :-)) Message. this is a typical example of a game where fritz says 0.00 all the time. If that's what you consider "a human analysis by a knowledgable player is not only more interesting to read than 391:382".........so be it. Personally I'll stick with numbers. Sarah.
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